picky

adjective \ ˈpi-kē \

|Updated on: 8 Aug 2018

Examples: picky in a Sentence

Definition of picky

pickier; pickiest

: fussy, choosy

a picky eater

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Examples of picky in a Sentence

a picky cat who would only eat one particular kind of food, and only if it was served in his special dish
she's picky, but she always finds the best quality in fresh meat and fish

Recent Examples of picky from the Web

The critters’ picky eating tendencies also come down to genes: Eschner writes that koalas have a strong sense of smell and taste, which allows them to evaluate leaves based on their bitterness and water content, choosing the juiciest ones.

— meilan solly, Smithsonian, "Newly Mapped Koala Genome Unlocks Secrets of Marsupial’s Diet, Susceptibility to Chlamydia," 3 July 2018
Producing perfect plates for a handful of picky judges and maintaining quality for thousands of guests can require fundamentally different skill sets.

— dominic armato, azcentral, "Eat Here First in June: 3 new restaurants to try before everybody else does," 25 June 2018
But for one picky pooch, getting a photo taken requires a bit of prep work.

— christina oehler, Woman's Day, "Is This The Internet's Most Photogenic Dog?," 7 Aug. 2015
Emmett's been crazy-picky about breakfast in recent weeks.

— kim fusaro, Woman's Day, "A Super-Easy, Super-Healthy Breakfast That My Toddler LOVES! (For Now.)," 8 May 2012
Even your picky lunch buddy with multiple food allergies can find something.

— mark kurlyandchik, Detroit Free Press, "Food halls set out to be the next big thing in Detroit dining," 15 June 2018
Top 5 tips for parents of picky eaters Make food fun.

— ashleigh spitza, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Picky, picky: Strategies to get your kids (or yourself) to try new foods," 11 June 2018
Your average woodpecker is not a picky seed picker and seems to consume more in less time.

— jerry shnay, Daily Southtown, "Shnay: June brings colorful birds to my yard," 11 June 2018
Also, because the soup is mild and comforting, even her pickiest little eaters enjoy it.

— ann maloney, NOLA.com, "Watch Councilwoman Cyndi Nguyen make egg drop soup, talk food policy," 30 May 2018

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